Programming MapReduce with Scalding: A practical guide to designing, testing, and implementing complex MapReduce applications in Scala

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Book DescriptionThis book is an easy-to-understand, practical guide to designing, testing, and implementing complex MapReduce applications in Scala using the Scalding framework. It is packed with examples featuring log-processing, ad-targeting, and machine learning.

This book is for developers who are willing to discover how to effectively develop MapReduce applications. Prior knowledge of Hadoop or Scala is not required; however, investing some time on those topics would certainly be beneficial.What you will learn

Set up an environment to execute jobs in local and Hadoop mode

Preview the complete Scalding API through examples and illustrations

Learn about Scalding capabilities, testing, and pipelining jobs

Understand the concepts of MapReduce patterns and the applications of its ecosystem

Implement logfile analysis and adtargeting applications using best practices

Apply a testdriven development (TDD) methodology and structure Scalding applications in a modular and testable way

Interact with external NoSQL and SQL data stores from Scalding

Deploy, schedule, monitor, and maintain production systems

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